When it rains it POURS!

It use to be that when I got a flat tire on my truck or my bike, I would have at least two or three more flats within that month ("when it rains it pours"). Now that I am a homeowner this kind of stuff happens....

This weekend I got a call from my maw-in-law. She told me that the tree in the back yard fell down. It fell on top of the power line running to the house. The pole on the house that holds the line bent over, breaking the decking on the roof. The utility company came out and took the meter and left a note for us to call an electrician. EASIER SAID THAN DONE! Anyway, I started to look at the damage outside and it didn't seem too bad. We would have to fork out some money to get the electric panel back up and running.

With no power at the house I had to make sure to bring a flash light with me. When I turned on the light in the house I saw more damage. There was something leaking in the attic. There was a big water stain on the ceiling with some of the tiles on the floor. The carpet was pretty wet too! So I go in the attic to see whats going on. Its the water heater. So I have to call a plumber to come fix that. Its covered under the home warranty so at least I don't have to pay too much. It ended up being the flex hose for the hot and cold water. They both lost their gaskets.

While I was up in the attic I was looking around at everything and saw that there was a wire that caught on fire! Yes, in the attic, a wire was burning away. Thankfully God was watching and didn't allow it to burn the entire house down. When I showed the electrician how the wire burnt he pointed out that one of the breakers was messed up. Guess which wire burnt! Oh, and the wire was running to the dishwasher. Which means that most likely the dishwasher is FRIED!

Total loss: Electricity, wiring, breaker panel, insulation (in the attic, due to fire and water), water damaged ceiling tiles, ceiling fan within the water damage, dishwasher, phone line, pecan tree, and my pocket book!

Worst part about all of this is that I have been calling electricians since Monday. For some reason there must be a deal right now where they are NOT allowed to call people back. I was able to get one out to the house yesterday morning. He was going to send me the bid to send in to insurance. HE NEVER CALLED BACK! Grrrr....what is wrong with people! I need to have my house fixed.

**The title of this post was thought up by Justin.**